Deputy Divisional Nurse Director

We are looking to recruit an interim inspirational and influential leader to join the Medicine Divisional Team as Deputy Divisional Nurse Director (DDND) to cover a six month secondment Providing professional support to a Matron Team of sixteen and working along side the other DDND and Divisional Nurse Director (DND), Divisional Leadership Team, medical and operational teams The role is for a six month secondment opportunity to provide stability and leadership whilst the current DDND is on secondment. The Divisional Leadership Team support five business units with services which include specialist medicine, emergency medicine and acute medicine over the two main hospital sites and within community hospitals. Working with the Divisional Nurse Director and in close collaboration with the Divisional Director and Divisional Medical Director the successful applicant will provide clinical leadership and senior operational support within the Division, across the organisation and with external partners. We consider Quality Improvement to be at the heart of ensuring our services are as safe as possible to offer an outstanding patient experience and to retain our staff. The post holder will support and challenge our multi-professional clinical teams to strive for excellence using QI methodology to capture their achievements and learn from when it does not go to plan.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.